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Kyo Maclear
Three months after Kyo Maclear's father dies in December 2018, she gets the result of a DNA test showing that she and the father who raised her are not biologically…
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A charming, whimsically illustrated picture book about joie de vivre, told from the perspective of a child named Julia who loves to cook.
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A dazzling first-person picture book biography of the life of fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli by gifted team Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad.
A searing and unforgettable memoir about a family secret revealed by a DNA test, the lessons learned in its aftermath, and the indelible power of love. "A moving account...[and] a…
Kyo Maclear, Gracey Zhang
Children watch in amazement as the bicycle food deliverers of Tokyo stack their noodle bowls like architects, zip through the city like acrobats, and deliver delicious noodles to students, office…
The trauma of Hiroshima and Nagasaki demonstrates the limits of dominant visual models, such as photography, for providing adequate historical memory. The author argues that collective traumas suggest the need…
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An unforgettable memoir about a family secret revealed by a DNA test, the lessons learned in its aftermath, and the indelible power of love--for readers of Dani Shapiro's Inheritance and…
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An unforgettable picture book about the migrant experience as seen through a child’s eyes.
A writer’s search for inspiration, beauty, and solace leads her to birds in this … meditation on creativity and life –
We live in a world that prizes the fast over the slow, the new over the familiar and work over rest. Birds Art Life Death is Kyo Maclear’s beautiful journey…
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Les arbres ondulent, le ciel gronde et la pluie arrive! Decouvrez les aventures d'une fillette et de son chien sous la pluie. Des bottes en…
When Virginia wakes up feeling wolfish, her sister, Vanessa, tries to cheer her up. After treats, funny faces and other efforts fail, Vanessa begins to paint a glorious mural depicting…
Charles aimerait tant trouver un arbre de souhaits! Meme si son frere et sa soeur ne croient pas qu'une telle chose existe, il saisit son…
A young girl visits the ocean and wants to take it home with her.
In her graphic novel debut, the award-winning author of Yak and Dove and The Liszts brilliantly captures the high drama of middle school by focusing on the desire of finely…
When you’re a little bit spoon and little bit fork, where do you go when the table is set?
A city can be many things: quiet and dreamy or buzzing with excitement, and this picture book explores them all--and celebrates the people who live in them.
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Mama Liszt, Papa Liszt, Winifred, Edward, Frederick and Grandpa Liszt make lists all day long. Will the Liszts be able to make room on their lists for this new visitor…
Kyo Maclear,Gracey Zhang
Soon after a young girl arrives in Japan, she, her grandmother, her aunties, and some cousins celebrate cultural traditions together while visiting a bath house.
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Kyo Maclear,Nathalie Dion
Wishing to float unseen, extremely shy cloud Kumo decides to pull her fluff together and do her duties, meeting some new friends along the way and inspiring the imagination of…
Julie Morstad,Kyo Maclear
A playful, scrumptious celebration of the joy of eating and never completely growing up, this picturebook is a fictional tale loosely inspired by the life of Julia Child - a…
While banished to a dusty study one day ‘to think things over, ’ a boy pulls a book off a shelf and with great reluctance begins to read. As the…
* 4 Starred Reviews *
* An Indie Next List Pick *
Playful, bold, and, much like its subject, full of grace. -Jillian Tamaki, Caldecott Honor winner for This One…
Chris Turnham,Kyo Maclear
In winter Charles and his trusty toboggan set out to find the wish tree, and along the way he helps to make the wishes of his friends Squirrel, Fox, and…
This multi-cutlery tale is a humorous and lively commentary on individuality and tolerance.
A clever and funny environmental fable about a bird who is a human-watcher
Martin and his neighbors eschew change until eccentric Mr. Flux moves in and shows them that change can be big or little or even fit inside a box, and not…
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